Editor's Note: Katy Richards-Hrdlicka is one of our fabulous clients at Emerald Doulas, and a busy on-the-go mama and professional. She has a quite a bit of experience pumping and working and we asked her to share a bit about her process of pumping and traveling and what works for her. Thank you Katy!
Read more{Guest Post: #BBW17} The Duty and Honor of Breastfeeding as a Black Mother
We continue our celebration of Black Breastfeeding Week today, with a guest post from Emerald Doulas client, Joy Long-Vidal de Oliveira about some of her motivation for choosing to breastfeed. You also might recognize Joy, and her sweet daughter, from images on our website!
Read moreFood Prep, Not Surgery: An IBCLC's Guide to Washing Pump Parts
Last week, the CDC released a very sad report of a premature infant who developed sepsis and meningitis from milk contamination. Because we understand that this is a potentially scary and confusing topic, and you may have questions about this case and how it may impact your pumping routine, our IBCLC, Victoria Facelli, offers her insight on safe pump and bottle washing, today on the blog.
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